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Simulatated Letters . Christina Brown Britney Colquitt ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011 4 th Grade. Christina Brown Simulated Letters: Prewriting. Georgia Performance Standard: . ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Christina Brown Britney Colquitt
ECED 4300 ADr. Tonja RootSpring 2011
4th Grade
Simulatated Letters
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Christina Brown Simulated Letters:
Prewriting
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Georgia Performance Standard: ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Primary Learning Outcome:A.) Students’ will plan by completing a graphic organizer, that they will use to write a simulated letter.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
What is a Simulated Letter? The author pretends to be
another identity. o (ex: historical figure or
character from a book) Letter is not actually sent
to the sender
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
What is a Simulated Letter?Parts of a simulated letter: o Greeting: “Dear…..” o Body: Details of the lettero Closing: “Yours truly, Sincerely”o Signature: Sign the end of your
letter with your name
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Prewriting StageFirst stage of the writing processGather ideasDevelop a graphic organizerChoose audience
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Who are you? Think about who you are pretending to be.
Who are you writing to? Figure out who your
audience is.
Prewriting Stage
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Prewriting Stage Why are you writing this letter?
Are you trying to persuade, entertain, write a thank you letter or inform?
How will you close the letter? Think about how you are going to end your letter.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Nagda, A. (2000). Dear whiskers. New York City: Holiday House Inc.
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Example:
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Graphic Organizer
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt ECED 4300 A
Who am I?
Type of Letter:
Why am I writing this letter?
Detail 1 Detail 2
Detail 3
How do I want to end my letter?
Date____________
Name_______________
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Practice Activity : Read the book Click,
Clack, Moo Cows That Type.
Complete graphic organizer together
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Practice Activity : Pretend we are Farmer Brown Complete graphic organizer Persuade them to continue
producing milk for the farm.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Assessment Activity: Complete graphic organizer: o You are a future conductoro Write to Harriet Tubmano Inform Harriet Tubman why you
want to join the Underground Railroad
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Britney ColquittSimulated Letters:
Drafting
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Georgia Performance Standard:
ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Primary Learning Outcome:A.) Students’ will use the completed graphic organizer from the prewriting stage, to draft a simulated letter.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
What is a Simulated Letter? The author pretends to be
another identity. o (ex: historical figure or
character from a book) Letter is not actually sent
to the sender
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
What is a Simulated Letter?Parts of a simulated letter: o Greeting: “Dear…..” o Body: Details of the lettero Closing: “Yours truly, Sincerely”o Signature: Sign the end of your
letter with your name
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Drafting Stageo First attempt at writing your letter o Ideas come together o Okay to make mistakes during
this stage o Focus on organization and
errors later
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Drafting: Greeting Begin letter with a greeting:
o Ex: “Dear…”
Comma should follow greetingo Ex: “Dear,……”
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Drafting: Body
Include complete thoughts and sentences
Use information from graphic organizer
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Drafting: Closure End your letter with a closure:
oEx: With Anticipation, Sincerely, or Yours Truly
Beneath your closure, sign your name
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Pinkney, A. (2001). Abraham lincoln: letters from a slave girl (dear mr. president). Dever, CO: Winslow Press.
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Example:
Practice Activity :
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Write a persuasive letter to the cows
Use graphic organizer from prewriting activity
Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt
Assessment Activity: Use Underground Rail Road
graphic organizer from prewriting
Drafting- letter to Harriet Tubman